Five in a Row! vs Tic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five in a Row!
A classic strategy game where players aim to create a continuous line of five or more of their symbols. Compete against an opponent to achieve victory by forming horizontal, vertical, or diagonal rows.
- Create rows of five or more
- Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal wins
- Classic tic-tac-toe style gameplay
- Single-player or two-player modes
- Strategy-based challenges
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Classical game tic-tac-toe 5 in a row: the purpose of game consists in creation by one of players of the continuous row of five and more X or O down, horizontals or diagonals.
Tic
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Tic Tac Toe game also known as noughts and crosses or X's and O's, is a paper and pencil game for two players Now available on your iPhone/iPad. The player who succeeds in placing three(For 3X3 Board) and five( For 15X15 Board) of their marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row or column wins the game. Our Tic Tac Toe game has different levels: - 3X3 Easy - 3X3 Hard - 15X15 Easy - 15X15 Hard Let Play and enjoy the game !!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tic at none against Five in a Row!'s 1. Five in a Row!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 12 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Five in a Row! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Five in a Row! ships an update every 2 days, Tic every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five in a Row! | Tic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | artur tagirov | Primosoft Inc |
In-app purchases
Five in a Row!
- PRO Version$0.99
Tic
No in-app purchases
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